Technology Integration Lead

Peraton•Reston, VA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Peraton’s Space sector is seeking a cleared Technology Integration Lead to serve as the operational and strategic core of the CTO office. This full-time role is based in Reston, Virginia, with travel to customer and corporate sites as needed. Reporting directly to the Sector Chief Technology Officer, the role connects the CTO’s strategic vision with technical teams, business line leadership, and organizations across the enterprise. The Technology Integration Lead translates strategy into execution and helps ensure technical experts are focused, funded, and effective, while enabling innovations and roadmaps to reach the people who need them. The role oversees technology roadmapping and standards, execution of the CTO’s IRAD strategy, technology transfer and integration, technical talent development, program enablement, and operational excellence. It supports alignment between technology priorities, customer needs, business growth, program performance, and the sector’s technical workforce.

Requirements

12+ years of experience and a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
Active Secret clearance with TS/SCI eligibility; the candidate must maintain the clearance.
Demonstrated experience in technology strategy, R&D management, or technical operations within the defense or intelligence community.
Proven track record developing and maintaining technology roadmaps that align business, customer, and technology perspectives.
Experience managing IRAD or R&D portfolios from proposal evaluation through execution and transition.
Strong understanding of defense acquisition processes and how technology investments translate to competitive advantage.
Experience mentoring or developing technical talent, including career development, training program design, or workforce planning.
Excellent facilitation and collaboration skills, including the ability to bring diverse stakeholders together and drive alignment across organizational boundaries.
Demonstrated ability to build and sustain cross-functional relationships across technical, business, and corporate organizations.
Full-time availability with flexibility for hybrid work and travel as needed.

Nice To Haves

Master’s or doctoral degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline.
Direct experience supporting NRO, NGA, USSF, DIA, NASA, or NOAA programs or customers.
Background in one or more emergent technology areas, such as AI/ML, cloud, digital twin, space networks, or optical communications, sufficient to engage credibly with SMEs and guide investment decisions.
Experience transferring technology from R&D or laboratory environments into operational programs.
Process-design mindset and ability to create scalable, repeatable approaches across a large organization.
Experience building or managing technical career frameworks and development programs.
Knowledge of industry tools for roadmapping, portfolio management, and talent development.
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.
Established network across the defense technology community, including government, industry, and academia.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present to and influence executive leadership.

Responsibilities

Develop, govern, and maintain technology roadmaps with the emergent technology community and sector stakeholders.
Translate roadmaps into actionable inputs for capture strategies, proposals, and program planning, balancing near-term readiness with longer-term technology priorities.
Execute the CTO’s IRAD strategy and manage its lifecycle from ideation and investment decisions through project execution.
Evaluate IRAD proposals for technical merit, business alignment, customer relevance, and growth potential in partnership with SMEs and sector stakeholders.
Maintain visibility into the sector-wide IRAD portfolio, identify gaps, overlaps, and opportunities, and communicate portfolio business-impact metrics.
Build relationships with peer sectors and internal organizations to identify technologies, tools, and approaches that can strengthen Space sector capabilities.
Drive technology transfer from Peraton Labs and other enterprise organizations into sector programs and pursuits.
Create ways to capture and disseminate lessons learned, best practices, and reusable technical assets.
Help technical staff grow as technical leaders, communicators, and contributors to business growth.
Partner with HR and business leadership to define career paths for technical staff, particularly in emergent technology areas.
Identify training needs and develop formal and informal programs to spread expert knowledge across the organization.
Support workforce planning to ensure the sector has the right technical talent at the right time.
Partner with program managers to identify opportunities to optimize existing programs by reducing cost, improving delivery, or enhancing quality.
Assess current programs for emergent technology insertion opportunities that benefit customer missions and Peraton’s performance.
Connect program needs with IRAD investments, technology transfer opportunities, and SME expertise to deliver capabilities to bids when needed.
Support new business pursuits by ensuring technical differentiators, talent, and tools are ready for capture teams.
Track and communicate the business impact of technology enablement activities across the sector.
Ensure stable, consistent execution across CTO office initiatives, including roadmapping, IRAD, technology transfer, talent development, and program enablement.
Identify and remove obstacles that prevent technical staff from focusing on high-value work.
Continuously improve processes, tools, and governance structures to increase efficiency and impact.
Report execution status, portfolio health, talent-development progress, and program outcomes to the CTO and sector leadership.
Maintain visibility across initiatives to identify synergies, gaps, and opportunities.

Benefits

Medical plans
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Health savings account
Short- and long-term disability
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Parental leave
401(k)
Paid time off for vacation
Company-paid holidays
Tuition reimbursement
Tuition assistance
Fertility treatment
Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus